Startup · $4.5m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Hello Clever raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Bosco Tan | Seed | - |
| Boson Ventures | Seed | - |
| CrossFund | Seed | - |
| Daniel Johnson | Seed | - |
| Ken Cheung | Seed | - |
| Magnivia Ventures | Seed | - |
| Son Tech Ventures | Seed | - |
| Vectr Fintech Partners | Seed | - |
| Yolo Investments | Seed | - |
Companies Hello Clever acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Tran | Founder and CEO | Australian FinTech (Wed 12 Aug 2026), Fintech News Australia, Startup Daily (Tue 7 Jul 2026), Australian FinTech (Wed 24 Sep 2025), Australian FinTech (Tue 2 Sep 2025), Australian FinTech (Thu 13 Feb 2025), Startup Daily (Thu 25 Aug 2022), Australian FinTech (Tue 23 Aug 2022), SmartCompany |
| Gavin Nguyen | Co-founder & CTO | Startup Daily (Tue 7 Jul 2026), Australian FinTech (Wed 24 Sep 2025), Startup Daily (Thu 25 Aug 2022), Australian FinTech (Tue 23 Aug 2022), SmartCompany |
| Justin Grooms | President | Startup Daily |
| Kaido Chiwata | Head of Japan & Global Expansion | Australian FinTech |
| Oliver Liggayu | Country Lead, Philippines | Australian FinTech |
| Raj Kasi | General Manager, International Markets | Australian FinTech |
| Sandra Lin | APAC Growth & Partnership Lead | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming Hello Clever. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Hello Clever has released Clever Connect, which gives software platforms and marketplaces dedicated accounts for instant merchant payments over Australian and Japanese rails, with a US launch planned later this year.
Payments fintech Hello Clever has hired ex-Bolt president Justin Grooms to lead its US expansion and build an AI-powered consumer payments experience.
Hello Clever has unveiled an AI analyst embedded in its payments-and-rewards platform, giving merchants conversational answers plus automatic alerts on risks and opportunities in their business data.
Australian payments fintech Hello Clever hires Kaido Chiwata to lead its new Japan office and regional growth, drawing on his past roles at Stripe, Moneytree, Spenmo and his startup BillPay.
Australian payments fintech Hello Clever appoints new APAC leaders, including Sandra Lin and Oliver Liggayu, as it expands regionally with Singapore as its headquarters and Raj Kasi overseeing international markets.
Sydney payments startup Hello Clever closed a seed round led by Vectr Fintech Partners to grow its cashback spending platform and expand use of PayTo, which its system recently used for Australia's first such payment.